“Rio: Rainbow Gate!” Anime Reivew: I Didn’t Get A Gem But I Did Hit The Jackpot

Howard Resort is an island casino filled with people just wanting to relax and gamble. Rio Rollins is a popular casino dealer who works at Howard Resort Casino. She is named “The Goddess of Victory” for her ability to give gamblers good luck from just walking by them. Rio’s casual life of being a casino dealer is soon changed due to her being a “Gate Holder”. These Gate Holders compete in “Gate Battles” for “Gate Cards”. Whoever possess all 13 Gate Cards will be known as “Most Valuable Casino Dealer” (MVCD). Rio with her beautiful, odd, and helpful allies must take on unknown enemies in order to gain all 13 Gate Cards.

Cons –

Writing

♦ Anya in a lobster suit playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with Carlos ♦

Writing is not always top-notch, especially the beginning.(For Example: One villain’s decided to fight Mint because he wanted her teddy bear, One villain sad memories have to do with losing chicken wings).

Score:

★ Anya hitting the jackpot. She’s so cute. ★

♛8/10♛ I really liked it a lot!

Final Comment: Rio:RainbowGate, was a real surprise for me. I didn’t believe that it would be a really good show. I thought it was just some fan-service show that was whatever. I watched it because I saw it was all girls mainly. So I checked it out. First episodes was decent enough to continue. What got my attention was the island. It was a paradise city. The grass was green and the girls were pretty. I was really token from the scenery and environment. And then I was token from everything else of the show. For some reason the writing got really good and the characters started to grow on me. They are awfully cliche but they are also awfully lovable. Especially the girls. One thing I couldn’t believe was how shocking some twist and turns felt. It really got me. And oh my gosh. Rio is just so lovely and yummy. Oh goodness, she was like a goddess to me. This show was just so much fun to watch. I felt like I was on a vacation. But it’s definitely no gem though. This show did not explain things too well, some characters just felt empty, the fan-service was so typical, some decisions weren’t satisfying, and some episodes weren’t fulfilling. But getting pass all of that. This show has some amazing writing and characters. And when I say get pass, I mean pass like a couple of episodes. It takes some episodes to get really good. It does look like a forgetful Anime and that I sadly agree with. But after watching it, I know I won’t forget it entirely. I wish for a Season 2 but it most likely will never happen due to low sales and popularity.Rio:RainbowGate is not perfect but it also is not a mess. I’m glad I took a spin because I hit the jackpot. – Richard K. Moe